Washing-machine



(No Model.)

C. 8v Z; SEVIGNY. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 494,282. Patented Mar. 28, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SEVIGNY AND ZOEL SEVIGNY, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 494,282, dated March28, 1893. Application filed January 7, 1893. Serial No. 457,660. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES SEVIGNY and ZOEL SEVIGNY, subjects of theQueen of Great Britain, residing at New Bedford, in the county ofBristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed, inwhich- Figure 1. represents an end elevation of our improved washingmachine, showing its cover, raised to the position it occupieswhen thearticles to be washed, are being put into, or taken from the machine.Fig. 2. represents a side View of the machine in vertical sectionthrough the line w. 00.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

a, represents the suds box of the machine, supported on legs 12, andhaving a cover b, hinged to its top.

0, represents a stirrer having arms 3, journaled in a vertical positionin the cover I), by the shaft d, to the upper end of which, is securedthe bevel gear e.

h, represents a shaft, jonrnaled in bearings on the cover I), and havingits ends provided with bevel gears g, and f, the gear f, engaging withthe gear 8.

1, represents a shaft, journaled on one end of the box a, in averticalposition, having its upper end provided with the bevel gear is, adaptedto engage with the gear 9, and its lower end provided with the spur gearm.

n, represents a quadrant gear, adapted to engage with the spur gear m,pivoted to the cross bar q, and having secured to it, the lever 0,extending upward above the top of the machine.

r, 4", are two projections secured to the box I a, which serve to limitthe movement of the lever 0.

u, represents a step, secured to the side of the box a, adapted toreceive the end of the brace 25, which brace is hinged to the cover I),and serves to hold the cover in the position as shown in Fig. 1, when itis thrown up.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Water, soap and the articlesto be washed, are'put into the box a, and the cover b closed; whichbrings the gear g, in engagement with the gear is. The lever 0, is thenoscillated, which motion causes the stirrer o, to rotate reciprocally,and move the articles to be washed, about in the water.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A washing machine consisting of the box a, supported on the legs 12,having a cover I), hinged to its top and provided with the stirrer c,journaled therein by the shaft 02, to which is secured the bevel gear 6,adapted to engage with the bevel gear f, on the shaft h, which isjournaled on said cover and provided with the bevel gear g, which isadapted to engage with the bevel gear is, on the shaft Z, when the coveris lowered into position, which shaft, is journaled on said box a, andprovided with the spur gear an, adapted to engage with the quadrant gearn, which is pivoted to the cross bar (1, and provided with the lever 0,whereby when the said lever is oscillated, the stirrer c, is caused torotate reciprocally; as and for the purpose described.

hl CHARLES SEVIGNY.

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hi ZOEL SEVIGNY.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. HITCH, HENRY W. MASON.

